The Middle Hills in the Nepal Himalayas are home to a large part of the country's population. This area has been identified as particularly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
Shifting cultivation has generally been subject to policies that are geared toward eradicating the system altogether, whether by banning the practice or inducing farmers to take up alternative employment.
According to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT), 60% of the world's population will reside in urban areas by the year 2025. The urban hinterlands or periurban areas are also expected to experience considerable growth.
This project will endeavor to enhance livelihood opportunities for the rural poor in Nepal by bringing research findings, mainly from earlier IDRC-supported work, into effective use.
In South Asia, people's social, political and cultural aspirations often get articulated as movements for territorially defined political change.
Natural disasters are almost an annual occurrence in South Asia.
Various forces such as climate change, population dynamics and socioeconomics are threatening the environment, health and wellbeing of the rural poor in the Himalayan region.